Friday, July 10, 2009

happy birthday cobby!











today was the celebration for cobby's birthday! earlier in the week when i got to doing the chimp bio's, i notice that the date listed for cobby's bday was 7.10.58. i emailed a zoo contact and asked if there would be a special celebration during enrichment that morning since it was his 50th bday! got a reply after she checked with the primate staff and yes there would be! so my friend andie and i decided to make cobby a big bday card. it turned out really cute, she did the lettering and photo framing, i did the photo and 3D balloons. when we got there we were able to put it in front of the tree thats in front of the north chimp grotto. the keepers were still putting out the party goods, so the chimps were in the west grotto watching and vocalizing about it. they are sometimes so funny to watch. it truely seemed like cobby knew it was all about him! he had a big ol smile on his face and he was telling the girls "look, its my birthday, don't horn in on my goods!" the girls just looked at him and went "whatever." the photos of that scene just make me laugh. all four chimps had a grand time looking thru all the boxes for the bday treats (fruits and veggies). cobby took apart his boxes straight off, got in one and then retreated to his usual spot on the very top. as the party was winding down, the gals were cleaning up the place, maggie was slurping up the melting icee cake, minnie and tallulah were emptying the boxes, miss tallulah not only cleaned off all the fruit roll up dots that decorated one box, she made sure not to leave any frosting on the pole! ... there was a nice little gathering there for the festivities, so that was cool. people seemed excited to be a part of it. ... i will add this to the bio section as well, but since it relates to his bday i'll note here as well. i found out that the date is an estimate of his actual bday and that he is probably a few years older than 50!

5 comments:

  1. I loved being part of Cobby's special day. He was hilarious to watch!!! Before the chimps went into their "treat area" he was obviously telling the girls in the troupe that it was "his day"...and grinning...he is such a guy!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN COBBY...WE LOVE YOU!!!

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  2. i really do think that before time was classic and the best! he was soooo funny and my pix of his grin just make me laugh!

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  3. Regarding my photo of Prince Charles, it was also taken on the same day that I took the picture of Cobby. I only visited the SF zoo once in my life. I'm pretty sure now it was 1984. The only part of the photo not hand-tinted is Prince Charles. The photo was originally in black and white. Is Prince Charles still around?

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  4. I put a new photo of Prince Charles on Flicker. Same picture, but this one is cleaner. He looks even better now that I cleaned him up. You have a lovely web site.

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  5. thankx for checking out my site and for the kudos! prince charles is sadly no longer with us. i remember him from when i was younger and used to go with my dad to the zoo. for along time no one else remembered a white tiger being there. of course now that i talk to keepers, they knew him! and like yours i sometimes find a pic of him online, so thanks for posting it!

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